By Jacob Douglas | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-03-22 16:09:51
如果你关注 NBA 选秀讨论，你可能已经听过一些关于迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 和圣安东尼奥马刺队的陈词滥调。有人认为马刺本该选择康·克努佩尔 (Kon Knueppel)，因为他作为一名无论持球还是无球都能胜任的顶级定点投手，更符合球队目前的需求。另一些人则认为，哈珀在这一支争冠球队中的角色限制了他的发挥。
在马刺以 134-119 击败印第安纳步行者的比赛中，哈珀的角色从替补席上的第一后卫转变为搭档德阿隆·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 的首发。结果是他追平了职业生涯最高的 24 分，外加 4 个篮板和 3 次助攻，且没有失误。我们得以一窥哈珀在未来与维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 搭档、在进攻端扮演第二核心时的景象。那个未来一片光明。
任何看过本赛季马刺比赛的人都明白，哈珀在冲击篮筐和终结进攻方面已经达到了精英水准。而在对阵步行者的比赛中，令我印象深刻的是他在进攻端展现的其他手段。他命中了禁区抛投、后仰中距离跳投，并投进了一个定点三分。这场比赛标志着他在本赛季取得了巨大的飞跃。
自全明星周末以来，哈珀场均得到 12.7 分和 4.2 次助攻，投篮命中率为 56.2%，三分命中率高达 43.9%。他已经从一名令人好奇的新秀进化成了一个真正的进攻武器，其表现足以比肩 NBA 那些最高效的替补得分手。
赛后，哈珀谈到了本赛季接受替补角色的感受：
这种回答展现了极大的成熟度。哈珀牺牲了克努佩尔和库珀·弗拉格 (Cooper Flagg) 等其他新秀在本赛季获得的赞誉和光环，转而为一支赢球的球队做出实质性的贡献。周六晚上的表现证明了当哈珀的角色增加时他能做些什么。哈珀未来可以成为一名核心得分手。而现在，他将继续帮助马刺在季后赛临近之际赢下比赛。
关键要点：
- 对于文班亚马来说，这又是信手拈来的一场准 5x5 比赛，他砍下了 20 分、8 个篮板、6 次助攻、5 次盖帽和 1 次抢断。当他在场时，步行者根本没有机会在内线得分。圣安东尼奥在禁区得分上以 76-48 碾压印第安纳。在 NBA，没有球员能比文班产生更大的防守影响力。
- 比文班亚马的表现更令人印象深刻的是他的组织能力。维克托是史上最强的 7 英尺 4 英寸空接传球手吗？很有可能。没有什么比看着文班控球并给卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant) 或卢克·科内特 (Luke Kornet) 传出空中接力更有趣的了。
- 朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 在周六的三分球 5 投 0 中，但他仍然通过攻击对方的扑防和冲击篮筐在进攻端产生了影响。这是我见过的尚帕尼打出的突破最频繁的比赛之一。在马刺的进攻中加入这一元素意义重大。尚帕尼已经证明，只要有冲刺空间，他就能完成劲爆的扣篮终结。你很难见到一名投篮专家还能在防守者头上完成隔扣。到了季后赛，如果对手扑防过猛，尚帕尼必须让防守方尊重他持球突破的能力。
- 我真的很喜欢乔丹·麦克劳林 (Jordan McLaughlin) 本赛季的出场时间。他防守卖力，传导球出色，并且在机会出现时能投中空位投篮。拥有一名合格的第四后卫是马刺阵容中一个被低估的优势，这让球队能够轮换休息像斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle) 这样的球员，让他们以完全健康的身体状态迎接季后赛。
- 感觉凯尔登·约翰逊 (Keldon Johnson) 在本赛季的季后赛中会有决定胜负的表现。当他能够冲击篮筐并投中定点三分时，他能将马刺提升到另一个层次。他在周六 12 投 10 中砍下 24 分，在主力休息时没给步行者任何反扑的机会。这种替补席的火力产出将在未来一两个月内左右季后赛系列赛的走向。
- 哈珀的表现引发了我的思考：我们多快能看到由他、福克斯和斯蒂芬·卡斯尔组成的三后卫阵容获得真正的出场时间？到了季后赛，这可能会是一套极具威胁的阵容，尤其是如果哈珀和卡斯尔能持续投中接球三分的话。虽然本赛季我们还没怎么见过这种组合，但考虑到这三个人都有突入禁区并为队友创造机会的能力，你会认为米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 应该更多地尝试这套阵容。至少在明年，我希望能看到这三个人更多地同场竞技。
- 这里有一个非马刺队的笔记。我喜欢科比·布朗 (Kobe Brown)。他为步行者投中了三个三分球。他虽然不是核心轮换球员，但本赛季的三分命中率达到了 44%。他是一名强壮的前锋，具备外线投篮能力，并且在密苏里大学的高年级时期展现了极佳的进攻创造力。如果马刺在不久的将来试图廉价扩充侧翼深度，布朗可能是一个高效的“低买”补强对象。
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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What we learned from the Spurs win over the Pacers
If you follow NBA Draft conversations, you’ve likely heard some familiar narratives about Dylan Harper and the San Antonio Spurs. Some argue the Spurs should have taken Kon Knueppel, as he fits into the team’s current needs as a knock-down shooter who can play on or off the ball. Others argue that Harper is held back by his role on a team that is contending for a championship.
In the Spurs’ 134-119 win over the Indiana Pacers, Harper’s role was changed from that of the first guard off the bench to a starter alongside De’Aaron Fox. The result was tying his career high with 24 points, adding 4 rebounds and 3 assists with no turnovers. We got a glimpse of a future when Harper plays a secondary role in the offense with Victor Wembanyama. That future is bright.
Anyone who has watched the Spurs this season understands that Harper is already elite at getting to and finishing at the rim. What struck me about his performance against Indiana was all of the other stuff he did offensively. He hit floaters in the lane, turnaround mid-range jumpers, and knocked down a spot-up three. The game was a sign of the big leaps he’s made over the course of the season.
Since the All-Star break, Harper is averaging 12.7 points and 4.2 assists while shooting 56.2% from the field and 43.9% from three. He’s evolved from an intriguing rookie to a legitimate offensive weapon who is up there with some of the most effective bench scorers in the NBA.
After the game, Harper talked about what it has been like to accept a bench role this season:
There is a load of maturity in that response. Harper has sacrificed the accolades and glory that other rookies, like Knueppel and Cooper Flagg, have received this season, for making a tangible impact on a winning team. Saturday night showed what Harper can do with an increased role. Harper can be a go-to scorer in the future. For now, he’ll keep helping the Spurs win as they approach the playoffs.
Takeaways:
- It was another ho-hum near 5×5 game for Wembanyama with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 blocks, and a steal. The Pacers had no chance of scoring inside when he was in the game. San Antonio outscored Indiana 76-48 in the paint. There isn’t another player in the NBA who makes a bigger defensive impact than Wemby.
- What was even more impressive about Wembanyama’s performance was his playmaking. Is Vic the best seven-foot-four lob thrower of all time? It’s possible. There is nothing more fun than watching Wembanyama handle the ball and toss an alley-oop to Carter Bryant or Luke Kornet.
- Julian Champagnie went 0-5 from three on Saturday but still managed to make an offensive impact by attacking closeouts and getting to the basket. It was one of the most drive-heavy games I’ve ever seen Champagnie play. Adding that wrinkle to the Spurs offense would be huge. Champagnie has proven that he can finish at the rim with athletic dunks when he has a runway. It’s not often you get a shooting specialist who can also put the defense on a poster. Come playoff time, Champagnie will have to make the defense respect his ability to put it on the deck if they close out too hard.
- I’ve really enjoyed Jordan McLaughlin’s minutes this season. He plays hard defense, moves the ball well, and knocks down open shots when they come his way. Having a competent fourth guard is an underrated aspect of the Spurs roster, and allows them to rest guys like Stephon Castle to get them fully healthy for the playoffs.
- It just feels like Keldon Johnson is going to have a game-winning performance in a playoff game this season. When he is getting to the rim and knocking down spot-up threes, it boosts the Spurs to another level. He had 24 points on 10-12 shooting on Saturday, giving the Pacers no chance of getting back into the game when the starters got a rest. That kind of bench production is going to swing a playoff series in a month or two.
- Harper’s performance got me thinking: How soon will we see legitimate minutes from the three-guard lineup, including him, Fox, and Castle? It could be a dangerous lineup come playoff time, especially if Harper and Castle continue to knock down catch-and-shoot threes. We haven’t seen much of it this season, but with all three’s ability to get into the paint and create for others, you’d think it would make sense for Mitch Johnson to go to it more. I’d like to see more of those three playing together next year at the very least.
- Non-Spurs note here. I love Kobe Brown. He hit three triples for Indiana. He’s not a main rotational player, but is shooting 44% from three this season. He’s a big-bodied forward who can hit outside jumpers and showed a lot of offensive creativity when he was an upperclassman at Missouri. If the Spurs are trying to build out their wing room for cheap in the near future, Brown could be an effective buy-low depth piece.
By Jacob Douglas, via Pounding The Rock